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Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Director:Steven Zaillian
Overview:
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Release:
1993 / 08 / 13
Rating:
7.105
Genres & Subgenres:
Drama
Tags:
Joe Mantegna
as
Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen
as
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley
as
Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne
as
Vinnie
David Paymer
as
Kalev
Hal Scardino
as
Morgan
William H. Macy
as
Tunafish Father
Dan Hedaya
as
Tournament Director
Laura Linney
as
School Teacher
Anthony Heald
as
Fighting Parent
Josh Mostel
as
Chess Club Regular
Tony Shalhoub
as
Chess Club Member
Austin Pendleton
as
Asa Hoffman
Tom McGowan
as
Reporter
R.D. Reid
as
Final Tournament Director
John Bourgeois
as
Gym Parent
Caroline Yeager
as
Screaming Mom